Tracked deals
8
8 tracked deals across 2020-2026.
Engineering Services Buyers & Acquisitions in Utah
Buyer mix
Mixed buyer set
5 strategic · 4 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2025
2 tracked deals announced in 2025.
Primary Insight
What Stands Out
- Deals span multiple engineering and consulting subsectors: civil engineering and land surveying, environmental sciences, traffic engineering and transportation planning, process safety and energetic materials testing, and 3D design/PLM/additive manufacturing.
- Regional clustering is evident around Utah locations including Salt Lake City, West Jordan, Lehi, Heber City, Nephi, and the surrounding Intermountain West.
- Buyer strategies often emphasize capability expansion and integration into a broader platform (e.g., adding process safety and testing services, or expanding civil/environmental and surveying expertise).
- A mix of buyers appears: engineering firms (e.g., Jensen Hughes, Atwell, Galloway & Company) and PE/portfolio operators (e.g., Court Square Capital Partners, CAI Capital Partners, Gryphon Investors, Stone-Goff Partners).
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Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Companies, LLC | 1 | National multidisciplinary consulting and engineering ser... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Atwell, LLC | 1 | National consulting, engineering, and construction servic... | Strategic |
| CAI Capital Partners | 1 | Vancouver-based private equity firm focused on partnering... | PE |
| Court Square Capital Partners | 1 | Middle-market private equity firm investing across busine... | PE |
| Galloway & Company, LLC | 1 | National architecture and engineering firm providing mult... | Strategic |
| Gryphon Investors | 1 | Middle-market private investment firm focused on growing ... | PE |
| JSI | 1 | Full-service consulting firm providing engineering, regul... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Jensen Hughes | 1 | Global engineering, consulting and technology firm specia... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Salt Brothers Holdings, LLC | 1 | Private holding company/ investor acquiring privately hel... | Investor |
| Stone-Goff Partners | 1 | Lower middle-market private equity firm investing in tech... | PE |
Acquisition Volume in Engineering Services in Utah by Year
Last 7 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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July 22, 2026
- Buyer
- Galloway & Company, LLC
- Target
- Anderson Wahlen & Associates
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Galloway & Company, a Denver-based architecture and engineering firm, completed its acquisition of Anderson Wahlen & Associates (AWA), a Salt Lake City land development consulting and services firm, effective July 1, 2026. The acquisition supports Galloway’s long-term growth strategy and expands its capabilities and presence in the western United States.
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December 9, 2025
- Buyer
- Jensen Hughes, Gryphon Investors
- Target
- Safety Management Services, Inc.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Addon
Jensen Hughes, a Gryphon Investors-backed global engineering and consulting firm, has acquired Safety Management Services, Inc. (SMS), an energetic materials and process safety engineering and testing firm headquartered in West Jordan, Utah. The deal expands Jensen Hughes' capabilities in process safety, energetic materials testing and related risk-management services and will be integrated into its broader global platform.
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November 2, 2025
- Buyer
- Apex Companies, LLC
- Target
- Forsgren Associates, Inc.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Addon
Apex Companies, LLC has acquired Forsgren Associates, Inc., a multi-discipline civil engineering, environmental sciences, and land surveying firm serving the Intermountain West. The deal adds deep engineering capabilities and expands Apex's operational presence across the Rockies and Pacific Northwest as Forsgren will operate as Forsgren, an Apex Company.
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April 26, 2024
- Buyer
- Salt Brothers Holdings, LLC
- Target
- Hales Engineering, LLC
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Salt Brothers Holdings, LLC acquired Hales Engineering, LLC, a Lehi, Utah–based traffic engineering and transportation planning firm. The transaction, advised by Generational Group, closed on April 26, 2024.
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October 3, 2023
- Buyer
- Atwell, LLC
- Target
- Summit Engineering Group
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Atwell has acquired the operations of Summit Engineering Group, a civil engineering and land surveying firm headquartered in Heber City, Utah, marking Atwell’s first permanent office in Utah and expanding its western U.S. footprint. Terms were not disclosed; Summit, founded in 2001, will integrate into Atwell’s national consulting, engineering, and construction services platform to broaden service offerings for clients in Utah.
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January 13, 2022
- Buyer
- Court Square Capital Partners
- Target
- GoEngineer
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Court Square Capital Partners completed a majority recapitalization of GoEngineer, a Salt Lake City–based provider of 3D design, PLM software and additive manufacturing solutions. Founder and CEO Ken Coburn will remain a significant investor and the partnership will support geographic growth and expanded engineering, sales and services capabilities.
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September 17, 2021
- Buyer
- JSI, Stone-Goff Partners
- Target
- Mid-State Consultants, Inc.
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Addon
JSI, a Stone-Goff Partners portfolio company, has acquired Mid-State Consultants, Inc., a Nephi, Utah–based broadband engineering firm. The add-on expands JSI's engineering capabilities and gives the company a stronger foothold in the western U.S., Alaska and Hawaii.
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September 30, 2020
- Buyer
- CAI Capital Partners
- Target
- CMT Engineering Laboratories
- Industry
- Engineering Services
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Vancouver-based private equity firm CAI Capital Partners has made a growth investment in CMT Engineering Laboratories, a Salt Lake City–headquartered provider of civil and geotechnical engineering, land surveying, and construction materials testing services. The existing owner-managers, led by President Doug Watson, retain a meaningful equity stake and will remain in their current roles as CAI supports geographic and service-line growth.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What kinds of engineering services are being acquired in Utah?
The listed deals cover civil engineering and land surveying, environmental sciences, traffic engineering and transportation planning, process safety and energetic materials engineering/testing, and engineering software/3D design and additive manufacturing solutions.
Which Utah locations show up most often in these acquisitions?
Recent transactions reference Utah locations including Salt Lake City, West Jordan, Lehi, Heber City, and Nephi.
Are these acquisitions mostly full purchases or include recapitalizations and growth investments?
The page includes multiple transaction types, including acquisitions, a majority recapitalization of GoEngineer by Court Square Capital Partners, and a growth investment by CAI Capital Partners in CMT Engineering Laboratories.
What recurring buyer types appear in Utah engineering services deals?
Recurring buyers include established engineering and consulting firms (such as Atwell, Galloway & Company, and Jensen Hughes) alongside PE-backed operators and portfolio companies (including Court Square Capital Partners, CAI Capital Partners, Gryphon Investors, and Stone-Goff Partners).
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